KR20090004044U - Combination construction of body cover and front case and body for refrigerator using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a combination structure of the body cover and the front case that can accurately assemble the front case to the outer frame of the body cover when the operator applies a force in the direction of gravity, and the storage body using the same, in particular abut the door The present invention relates to a coupling structure of a body cover and a front case which is integrally molded with a fitting member for improving workability by inserting and fixing a hot pipe disposed on a rear surface of a sea cover, and a storage main body using the same.

Description

Combination structure of body cover and front case and main body for storage using same {COMBINATION CONSTRUCTION OF BODY COVER AND FRONT CASE, AND BODY FOR REFRIGERATOR USING THE SAME}

The present invention relates to a combination structure of the body cover and the front case that can accurately assemble the front case to the outer frame of the body cover when the operator applies a force in the direction of gravity, and the storage body using the same, in particular abut the door The present invention relates to a coupling structure of a body cover and a front case which is integrally molded with a fitting member for improving workability by inserting and fixing a hot pipe disposed on a rear surface of a sea cover, and a storage main body using the same.

In general, a home uses a refrigerator to store food for a long time, and recently, a private refrigerator for storing kimchi has been developed and widely used among housewives.

In other words, since the internal temperature of the refrigerator frequently changes frequently during opening and closing of the door, the preservation period of kimchi is short. Because it is difficult to preserve for a long time, use a Kimchi refrigerator (hereinafter referred to as Kimchi storage) separately.

As shown in Figure 12, the kimchi storage is composed of a main body and a door (not shown), the main body and the door is coupled by a hinge (3). The inside of the main body is provided with a reservoir 4 for storing kimchi and the like.

The main body is covered with an inner case and an outer case with an incase (not shown), an outer case 8 and a body cover 5 to which they are coupled, and the front portion 10 of the outer case 8 is a front case 7. Covered. A fastening hole 2 and a hook 2 'for coupling the front portion 10 and the front case 7 are provided. In addition, the left side and the right side of the main body is provided with a handle (1) for transportation of kimchi storage.

In addition, a method of foaming a low thermal conductivity foam liquid in the outer case 8, which is an outer wall of the kimchi reservoir, may be used to prevent heat invasion into the reservoir.

Thus, the outer case 8 and the front case 7 are comprised separately.

Since the separate type combines the front case 7 after foaming the foamed liquid on the four sides (front, rear, both sides) of the outer case 8, a separate front case 7 must be prepared. That is, the front case 7 functions as a finishing material without a formwork function when foaming.

In addition, after foaming, the front case 7 should be attached to the front case 10.

In addition, a fastening hole 2 and a hook 2 'for coupling the front portion 10 and the front case 7 should be provided.

Therefore, there are problems such as cost increase and productivity deterioration due to the increase in the number of parts and processes, and increase in product size (same volume but larger appearance) due to the double front structure of the front part and the front case.

Meanwhile, when the door is opened and closed, dew is formed on the upper surface 5a of the body cover 5 contacting the door due to a difference between the internal temperature and the external temperature. In order to prevent this, a hot pipe for transporting a high temperature refrigerant from the condenser ( HP) is disposed on the lower surface 5b of the body cover 5.

As shown in FIG. 13, the hot pipe HP is tightly fixed to the lower surface 5b of the body cover 5 by aluminum tape AT.

By the way, when attaching and fixing with aluminum tape (AT), there is a fear that the tape (AT) falls during the operation, the assembly work is difficult.

In addition, the work efficiency is also lowered because the entire tapering process should be performed along the hot pipe HP in order not to fall well when attached with the aluminum tape AT.

In addition, the heat pipe (HP) includes a bent portion that is bent toward the machine room, there is no configuration for holding the bent portion has a problem that is difficult to assemble because the position of the bent portion is changed without being fixed.

The present invention was devised to solve the above-described problem, and when assembling the front case, which is the second outer case coupled to the first outer case whose front is open in the direction of gravity, the step can be accurately fitted to the outer frame of the body cover. An object of the present invention is to provide a coupling structure of the body cover and the front case and a storage main body using the same.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a coupling structure of the body cover and the front case and the main body for the storage using the same to simplify the assembly of the hot pipe, while maintaining a secure fixing.

In order to achieve the above object, the coupling structure of the storage body cover and the front case of claim 1 of the present invention,

Front case; Inner frame is coupled to the inner case, and the front cover is composed of a body cover consisting of the outer frame is coupled,

A latching jaw is formed on a rear surface of the body cover; The upper end of the front case is characterized in that the fitting groove is fitted to the outer frame, the locking projection is caught on the locking jaw while being fitted to the fitting groove.

According to this configuration, when the front case is applied to the body cover in the direction of gravity, not only the assembly and the step difference can be improved, but also the body cover can be lifted together when the front case is lifted up, so assembling and handling are convenient.

The coupling structure of the storage body cover and the front case according to claim 2 of the present invention is characterized in that a fitting fixing member for fixing a hot pipe to the rear surface of the body cover is further formed.

According to this configuration, the assembling work of the hot pipes is made simple and the fixing is secured.

The coupling structure of the storage body cover and the front case according to claim 3 of the present invention is characterized in that the locking jaw and the fitting member is injection molded integrally with the body cover.

According to this structure, manufacture of the fixing means of a front case and a hot pipe is very easy.

The coupling structure of the storage body cover and the front case according to claim 4 of the present invention, the fitting member is a pair of elastic side walls surrounding both sides of the hot pipe fitted, and the separation prevention jaw formed on each lower end of the elastic side wall Characterized in that consists of.

According to this configuration, since the fixing of the hot pipe is sure, sufficient fixing force can be maintained even if the insertion fixing member is provided at regular intervals or at uneven intervals.

The main body for storage according to claim 5 of the present invention,

An outer case comprising a first outer case consisting of both side plates and a rear plate, and a front case being a second outer case installed on the front of the first outer case; Incase; A body cover comprising an inner frame to which the incase is coupled and an outer frame to which the outer case is coupled; Consists of a base cover that covers the bottom of the outer case,

A latching jaw is formed on a rear surface of the body cover; The upper end of the front case is characterized in that the fitting groove is fitted to the outer frame, the locking projection is caught on the locking jaw while being fitted to the fitting groove.

The storage body according to claim 6 of the present invention, the rear surface of the body cover is further formed with a fitting member for fixing the hot pipe, the locking jaw and the fitting member is injection molded integrally with the body cover It features.

According to the combined structure of the body cover and the front case according to the present invention and the storage main body using the same, when the operator applies a force in the direction of gravity to the assembly part of the body cover and the front case which can not be identified with the naked eye during assembly, in particular, the assembly and Not only can the step be precisely aligned, but the body cover can also be lifted when lifting the front case after assembly, which simplifies assembly and handling.

In addition, since the hot pipe is fixed to the fitting member, which is a hooking structure, the assembly work is easy and the working efficiency can be increased.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, where like reference numerals refer to like parts, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

1 is a perspective view showing a separate body for the reservoir according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a perspective view of the combination of Figure 1, Figure 3 shows a combined state of the body cover and the front case (second out case). 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line II of FIG. 3, FIGS. 5 and 6 are perspective views and front views before and after the display unit is mounted on the front case, and FIG. 7 is taken along line II-II of FIG. 6. 8 and 9 are perspective views showing pre-assembled front and back of the front case and the first outer case, Figure 10 is a side view showing a jig for foaming the main body for storage, Figure 11 is a top cross-sectional view when mounting the jig to be.

As shown in Figure 1 and 2, the storage body of the present embodiment is coupled to the outside of the body cover 100, the incase 300 coupled to the inside of the body cover 100, the body cover 300 The base case 700 covers the lower surface of the outer case 500 and the outer case 500.

A door (not shown) is coupled to an upper surface of the body cover 100, and an incase 300 and an outer case 500 are coupled to a lower surface thereof.

The inner case 101 is inserted into the inner frame 101 of the body cover 100 to be formed.

The incase 100 is a storage constituting a storage chamber, and an evaporation tube and a heater are wound on an outer circumferential surface thereof. In some cases, the heater may be installed elsewhere, for example in a door.

The outer case 500 is coupled to the outer frame of the body cover 100.

The outer case 500 constitutes a feature of the present embodiment and includes a first outer case 510 and a second outer case 530 that is coupled to the front surface of the first outer case 510.

As illustrated in FIG. 1, the first outer case 510 is a three-sided outer case 510 having an open front side, and includes a side plate 511 and a back plate 513.

Both side plates 511 are coupled to the outer frame 105 of the body cover 100, the back plate 513 is coupled to the outer frame 107.

That is, the outer case 500 in which the first outer case 510 and the second outer case 530 are coupled is fitted to the outer frames 103, 105 and 107 of the body cover 100.

In this way, the second outcase 530 is a front case 530 that functions as a front finish panel as well as a formwork function when blocking the front surface of the first outcase 510 and later foaming work.

As described above, since the front case 530 functions as a formwork function and a front finish panel function, cost reduction, product size reduction, and productivity improvement can be obtained due to the deletion of the number of parts and the number of processes.

The front case 530 is composed of a frame case 531 and a glass 536 that covers the entire surface of the frame case 531. The glass 536 is preferably made of tempered glass.

As shown in FIG. 3, the front case 530 is fitted to the outer frame 103 of the body cover 100.

That is, as shown in part A of FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, a locking step 601 is formed on the rear surface of the outer frame 103 of the body cover 100.

On the other hand, the upper side of the frame case 531 is formed with a fitting groove 603 to which the outer frame 103 is fitted.

One side of the fitting groove 603 is formed with a locking projection 605 to be caught on the locking jaw 601.

The locking projection 605 is cut out in the form of a cantilever and inclined toward the fitting groove 603.

This structure is particularly easy to assemble when the operator puts the front case 530 into the outer frame 103 by applying force in the direction of gravity when assembling the front case 530 and the body cover 100 in a line. Accurately match the steps. In addition, since the inclined locking protrusion 605 also lifts the locking jaw 601 when lifting the front case 530 assembled to the body cover 100, the body cover 100 can be transported or transported together. have.

On the other hand, as shown in Figure 4a, the locking jaw (601 ') is formed on the rear surface of the body cover 100, the upper end of the front case 530 and the fitting groove 603 to which the outer frame 103 is fitted; The locking projection 605 'may be formed to be fitted to the fitting groove 603 to be caught by the locking jaw 601'.

The locking jaw 601 'is formed in a' ┘ 'shape and comprises a horizontal locking jaw to which the locking projections 605 and the other end of the horizontal locking jaw are connected, and a connecting piece connecting the rear surface of the body cover 100.

Therefore, the locking protrusion 605 'is accommodated between the rear surface of the body cover 100 and the horizontal locking jaw.

Of course, an inclined surface is formed on the horizontal locking jaw, and helps guide the reception of the locking projection 605 '.

In addition, a fitting fixing member 40 to which the hot pipe HP is fitted is fixed to the rear surface of the body cover 100.

The fitting member 40 is formed on the rear surface of the body cover 100 at predetermined intervals.

The fitting fixing member 40 is composed of a pair of elastic side walls 41 facing each other, as shown in Figure 4a, and the separation prevention barrier 43 is formed on the lower end (or free end) of each of the elastic side walls 41. It is desirable to.

The elastic side wall 41 is a structure which surrounds both sides of the inserted hot pipe HP.

The insertion distance of the release preventing jaw 43 can be made smaller than the diameter of the hot pipe HP, and the separation of the hot pipe HP can be reliably prevented.

Therefore, when the hot pipe HP is pushed in between the breakaway jaw 43 and the hot pipe HP is received therebetween while the elastic side wall 41 is opened, it is not only fixed by the breakaway jaw 43 but also the elastic side wall ( When 41) presses both sides of the hot pipe HP, the fixing can be more surely performed.

In this way, the assembly work is very convenient because it is fixed by pushing the hot pipe (HP). In addition, since the fixing force of the hot pipe HP is excellent and only a few places may be formed at regular intervals or uneven intervals, the fixing work time can be significantly reduced.

The locking jaw 601 'and the fitting fixing member 40 are preferably injection molded together with the body cover 100 in terms of manufacturing.

The frame case 531 is a rectangular frame having a penetrating portion at the center thereof, and an accommodating portion 532 for accommodating the display unit 550 is formed at the front of the upper frame.

In the housing portion 532, a pressing piece 533 for pressing the display portion 550 toward the glass 536 is cut out.

As shown in the enlarged portion C of FIG. 3, the pressing piece 533 is a cantilever-shaped protrusion piece 533a, and an inclined piece 533b inclined toward the glass 536 at the free end of the protrusion piece 533a. ) And an extension piece 533c extending from the free end of the inclined piece 533b.

Therefore, when the display unit 550 is stored, the extension piece 533c positioned in the space of the storage unit 532 presses the display unit 550 toward the glass 536, and touches the front surface of the display unit 550. The panel is in close contact with the rear surface of the glass 536 to ensure the touch function.

In addition, since the glass 536 covers the entire penetrating portion (center portion) and the entire housing portion 532 of the frame case 531, the front surface of the glass 536 can be composed of a single panel or a single glass to enhance the aesthetics.

On the other hand, the closing member 560 is coupled to the upper end of the front case 530.

The closing member 560 is a bar-shaped bar, and the front support jaw 561 and the rear support jaw 562 protruding downward are formed.

The front support jaw 561 supports the top front 537 of the glass 536, and the back support jaw 562 supports the top back 538 of the housing 532.

By this support structure, lifting of the glass 536 at the time of foaming can be suppressed as much as possible.

In addition, a locking protrusion 563 is formed on the finishing member 560, and an upward departure preventing jaw 565 is formed on an upper surface of the upper end of the housing 532. The locking protrusion 563 is formed between the front support jaw 561 and the rear support jaw 562.

Therefore, when the closing member 560 is fitted to the upper end of the frame case 531, it is possible to prevent the latching projection 536 is caught on the upper release prevention jaw 565 and to be separated from the upper side in addition to suppressing the filling phenomenon. have.

In addition, it is preferable that the rear support jaw 564 is formed on the finishing member 560.

The rear support jaw 564 holds the upper end of the glass 536 together with the front support jaw 561 to prevent the shaking of the glass 536.

On the other hand, since the glass 536 of the present embodiment covers the entire penetrating portion of the frame case 531 and the entire front surface of the storage portion 532, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the display portion 550 has an upper portion. It is preferable to insert into the bottom.

That is, the display unit 550 may be assembled and disassembled through the space formed between the rear surface of the glass 536 and the front surface of the storage unit 532.

As such, since the display unit 550 is separated from each other, a service such as A / S can be improved.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5, it is preferable that the display unit 550 is supported by the finishing member 560 in that the display unit 550 is assembled at the same time as the display unit 550 is accommodated.

The display unit 550 is fastened by a fastening element or the like to the support piece 567 formed on the finishing member 560.

The base cover 700 is assembled to the bottom surface of the outer case 500.

The base cover 700 functions to partition the machine room and the storage room.

In addition, a foam injection hole 710 is formed in the base cover 700.

The partition wall 720 is formed in the base cover 700. As shown in FIG. 11, an inclined surface 721 is formed on the partition wall 720.

In addition, the inclined surface 721 is preferably formed at a position not close to the injection hole 710 of the front or rear of the partition 720.

Hereinafter, look at the assembly and foaming process of the main body for the storage of the present embodiment.

First, in the first conveyor line, the body cover 100 to which the case 300 is coupled to the inner frame 101 is transferred.

On the other hand, in the second conveyor line, the outer case 500 in which the front case 530, which is the second outer case, is temporarily assembled by the temporary assembly is transferred to the front surface of the first outer case 510 that is bent in three surfaces.

That is, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the provisional assembly is formed at the lower ends of both sides of the first outer case 510 and the front case 530 to be formed at the engaging protrusions 810. It is comprised by the latching jaw 820.

The locking protrusion 810 may be bent in the first outcase 510, but is preferably formed at the tip of the reinforcing bracket 800.

As shown in part B of FIG. 1, the first bent groove 515 into which the reinforcing bracket 800 is inserted along the length direction is provided at the lower end of both side plates 511 of the first outcase 510 and the base cover. The second bending groove 517 into which both sides of the 700 are fitted is bent.

The reinforcement bracket 800 is fitted into the first bending groove 515 and then fastened with a piece or the like.

The front case 530 is provided with a first insertion portion 830 inserted into the reinforcing bracket 800 and a second insertion portion 840 inserted into the rear surface 518 of the second bending groove 517 ( 8 and 9 illustrate a state in which the reinforcing bracket is not fitted into the bending groove.

A locking jaw 820 is formed on an upper surface of the first inserting portion 830.

As such, when the protrusion 850 is inserted into the reinforcement bracket 800, the locking jaw 820 is caught by the locking protrusion 810.

Therefore, when the outer case 500 moves along a line, the front case 530 may be prevented from moving forward.

After raising the outer case 500 of the second line is assembled to the body cover 100 moving along the first line.

That is, the first outer case 510 is fitted to the outer frame 105, 107 of the body cover 100, the fitting groove 603 of the front case 530 is the outer frame of the body cover 100 ( Being fitted to the 103, the inclined engaging projection 605 is coupled to the engaging jaw (601).

Therefore, the worker can easily assemble and accurately match the steps that are not visible to the naked eye. In addition, when lifting the outer case 500, the body cover 100 may also be lifted together.

After the first outer case 510 is fitted to the outer frame 105, 107 of the body cover 100, it is firmly fixed to the piece through the outer frame 107 afterwards.

Next, the lower case portion of the outer case 520 is sandwiched and covered with the base cover 700. In addition, the first outer case 510 and the front case 530 in the assembled state is fastened by a piece or the like.

After assembling as shown in FIG. 2, it is moved to a foaming line for foaming.

The jig 900 is provided in the foaming line as shown in FIG. 10.

Jig for supporting the body cover 100, the outer case 500 and the base cover 700 during the foaming process is presented in Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 2006-0098061, so a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The jig 900 is a lower jig (not shown) supporting the body cover 100 and side jig (910, 930, 950) supporting the four sides of the outer case 500 are rotatably installed on the four sides of the lower jig, respectively. And an upper jig 970 rotatably installed at an upper end of one of the side jigs 910, 930 and 950 to support the base cover 700.

The side jig 910, 930, 950 is a front jig 910 for supporting the front case 530, a back jig 930 for supporting the back plate 513 of the first outer case 510, and a back jig 930 for supporting both side plates 511, and both side jigs ( 950).

In addition, the upper jig 970 is connected to the front jig 910 through the cylinder 980, to rotate the upper jig 970 according to the process.

The upper jig 970 is provided with a groove 971 into which the partition wall 720 is inserted, and an inclined jig surface 973 facing the inclined surface 721 is formed.

In the foaming process, the body cover 100 of the main body assembled on the lower jig is placed at the lower side and the side jig 910, 930, 950, which is spaced apart from each other, is rotated through a driving unit to surround the outer case 500.

Next, the upper jig 970 is brought close to the base cover 700 so that the partition wall 720 is inserted into the groove 971 by contracting the cylinder 980 and rotating the upper jig 970 clockwise (see FIG. 11). ).

As such, when the support of the main body is completed through the jig 900, the foaming liquid is injected through the injection hole 710.

When the injection of the foam solution is completed, the cylinder 980 is extended to rotate the upper jig 970 counterclockwise to move away from the base cover 700, and the side jig is rotated through the driving part to open the foam. The injected body is lifted up and completely removed from the jig 900.

As such, when the base cover 700 is provided, the upper jig 970 is merely rotated by the upper jig 970 without expanding the cylinder to separate the upper jig 970 supporting the base cover 700. It is possible to close or displace) so that it is easy to manufacture, the manufacturing process is simplified, and the manufacturing time is shortened.

As described above, the front case 530 functions as a front finishing panel after foaming is completed at the same time as a formwork function, thereby reducing cost, reducing product size, and improving productivity due to a reduction in the number of parts and processes.

When the foaming process is completed, the machine chamber is installed on the lower surface of the base cover 700 after the upright state of the upside down body shown in FIG.

Then, the finishing member 560 supported by the display unit 550 is fitted to the upper end of the front case 530 to accommodate the display unit 550 in the housing 532.

At this time, the front support jaw 561 and the rear support jaw 562 of the closing member 560 is sandwiched between the front surface 537 of the glass 536 and the rear surface 538 of the frame 531, so that the glass ( 536) can prevent the lifting up.

After the closing member 560 is coupled, the upper door (not shown) is coupled to the body cover 100.

In this way, since the front case functions as a formwork and a front finish panel at the same time, it is possible to significantly improve the economics and productivity by reducing the number of assembly operations and integral foaming process.

As described above, the present invention has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, but the present invention can be variously changed or modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention described in the claims below. Those skilled in the art will be clear.

The coupling structure of the front case and the body cover of the present invention can be applied to a storage or a refrigerator that performs foaming and a front finishing panel.

1 is a perspective view showing a separate storage body according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a perspective view of the combination of FIG.

Figure 3 is a perspective view showing a coupling state of the body cover and the front case (second out case).

4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line II of FIG. 3.

5 and 6 are a perspective view and a front view before and after the mounting of the display unit in the front case.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line II-II of FIG. 6; FIG.

8 and 9 are perspective views showing before and after the temporary assembly of the front case and the first out case.

Figure 10 is a side view showing a jig for foaming the body for the storage.

11 is a top cross-sectional view when mounting the jig.

12 is a perspective view showing a conventional kimchi refrigerator body.

13 is a cross-sectional view showing a fixed state of a conventional hot pipe.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100: body cover 300: in case

500: Outcase 510: First Outcase

530: second out case (front case) 531: frame case

532: accommodating part 533: pressing piece

536: glass 550: display unit

560: finishing member 561: front support jaw

562 rear support jaw 700 base cover

710: foam injection hole 720: bulkhead

800: reinforcement bracket 810: locking projection

820: Jam Jaw 900: Jig

Claims (6)

Front case; Inner frame is coupled to the inner case, and the front cover is composed of a body cover consisting of the outer frame is coupled, A locking jaw is formed on the rear surface of the body cover, Combined structure of the body cover and the front case for the storage compartment, characterized in that the upper end of the front case is fitted with the outer groove is fitted, the engaging projection is caught on the locking jaw while being fitted into the fitting groove. The method of claim 1, Combined structure of the body cover and the front case for the storage body, characterized in that the fitting member for fixing the hot pipe is further formed on the rear surface of the body cover. The method of claim 2, The locking jaw and the fitting fixing member is a coupling structure of the body cover and the front case for the storage, characterized in that the injection molding integrally with the body cover. The method according to claim 2 or 3, The fitting fixing member is a coupling structure of the body cover and the front case for storage, characterized in that it consists of a pair of elastic side walls surrounding both sides of the hot pipe fitted, and a separation prevention jaw formed on each lower end of the elastic side wall. An outer case comprising a first outer case consisting of both side plates and a rear plate, and a front case being a second outer case installed on the front of the first outer case; Incase; A body cover comprising an inner frame to which the incase is coupled and an outer frame to which the outer case is coupled; Consists of a base cover that covers the bottom of the outer case, A locking jaw is formed on the rear surface of the body cover, The main body for the storage compartment, characterized in that the upper end of the front case is fitted with a fitting groove for the outer frame is fitted, the engaging projection is caught on the locking jaw while being fitted into the fitting groove. The method of claim 5, The rear surface of the body cover is further formed with a fitting member for fixing the hot pipe, The locking jaw and the fitting fixing member is a storage body, characterized in that the injection molding integrally with the body cover.

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